Dunedin has topped a national survey that ranks how residents view living in their city.

The ‘happy living’ survey, put out by the Auckland-based ASB bank, put Dunedin well ahead of any other city, scoring 650 points out of a possible 800, almost 100 ahead of the Rodney District, north of Auckland, with Wellington coming home in 3^rd. The other main centres Christchurch, Hamilton and Auckland ranked 7^th, 8^th and 11^th respectively.